The British Columbia government is ramping up two new organizations that will form the basic structure of its innovation platform for the foreseeable future. Leading Edge BC (LEBC) and the BC Innovation Council — created through the merger of the BC Advanced Systems Institute (ASI) and the Innovation and Science Council of BC (R$, April 26/04) — are being positioned to manage the province’s S&T assets and promote BC as a technology-rich jurisdiction with several clusters ripe for new investment.